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Book1994

Only forward

Michael Marshall Smith

4.4(9)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1986

Soldier of the Mist - NOT COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO AYURVEDA

Gene Wolfe

4.4(9)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2006

The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1

Neil Gaiman; Dave McKean; Mike Dringenberg; Sam Kieth; Malcolm Jones

4.4(9)Open Library rating out of 5

Robots & androids2021

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

4.4(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Robots & androids2015

Descender, Vol. 1

Tin Stars

Jeff Lemire

4.4(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2021

Light of the Jedi

Star Wars: The High Republic

Charles Soule

4.4(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2008

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

The Mysterious Benedict Society #2

Trenton Lee Stewart

4.4(10)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2012

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

Stories

Harlan Ellison

4.4(11)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1990

Invitation to the Game

Monica Hughes

4.4(11)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2018

Thrawn

Alliances

Timothy Zahn

4.3(12)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2017

Walkaway

Cory Doctorow

4.3(13)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1984

Bad Luck and Trouble

Lee Child

4.3(14)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2014

Cibola Burn

James S. A. Corey

4.3(14)Open Library rating out of 5

Book2001

Son

Lois Lowry

4.3(16)Open Library rating out of 5

Redemption Ark

Alastair Reynolds

4.2(20)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1969

The Great Dune Trilogy

Frank Herbert

4.2(20)Open Library rating out of 5

Genetic engineering2002

The House of the Scorpion

Nancy Farmer

4.2(20)Open Library rating out of 5

Robots & androids2017

Waking Gods

Book Two of the Themis Files

Sylvain Neuvel

4.2(20)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1986

The Warrior's Apprentice

Lois McMaster Bujold

4.2(21)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds2011

Insurgent

One choice can destroy you

Veronica Roth

4.0(138)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1970

I Am Legend

Richard Matheson

4.2(24)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1971

The Exorcist

William Peter Blatty

4.2(26)Open Library rating out of 5

Book1962

The Screwtape letters

Letters from a senior to a junior devil

C. S. Lewis

4.1(29)Open Library rating out of 5

Dawn

Octavia E. Butler

4.1(35)Open Library rating out of 5